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i was stripping an old vcr yesterday and came across some wire that looked like copper but it was blue!!! anyone whos been reading my threads will know i am new to this game, i rubbed the wire with my knife and it seemed to look like copper but i am not 100% sure is this normal to find blue coloured copper wire? i dont want to put it in with my copper and get bottom rate for it,thanks
Take off the blue glasses.
If you compress it, it might turn a reddish tone.
Just toss it in your copper barrell. If your yard has a problem with it, take it out and re-weigh.
Dull blue or bright? Dull blue might be corrosion. Rub the wire with fine sandpaper.
lol !!!! thanks for bring the other post in lol !!Quote:
Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper
its a bright blue i am scared if i chuck it in with the copper they may say nothing and downgraded without telling me !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick
Does it look like this?
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/bevfabriccrafts_2205_1506814628
I believe that is a blue colored varnish insulation.Quote:
Originally Posted by nivlac
Here is a couple of different ones I pulled out of tv's -monitors. The problem with these were, they were aluminum.
http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/.../S20100053.jpg
it looks a bit like this but a little thinnerQuote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
Yep, Copper, it's a winding,,
Just the color of the wire, some blue, some red, some green, I sell it as #2 copper. Even if it's copper color it's still #2 copper becuase it's too thin to be #1
All colors go into my #2 copper bucket.